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A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains - Fanwood Thursday, October 7, 1999 Page 17

CYAN YELLOW MAGENTA BLACK

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF WESTFIELD BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

The Board of Adjustment of the Town of Westfield, New Jersey will meet on Monday, October 18, 1999 in the Council chambers at the Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield, New Jersey at 7:30 p.m. to hear and consider the following appeals for variance from the requirements of the Westfield Land Use Ordinance:

1. Darin D. Pinto, 376 South Avenue East seeking permission to erect/ retain wall sign contrary to the requirements of Section 16.04 E.1.d. of the Land Use Ordinance. Maximum height of wall sign proposed is 36 inches. Ordinance allows 30 inches. 2. Lauren Roth/Impact Productions,

144 St. Paul Street seeking permission to use first and second stories of property for business use contrary to the requirements of Section 11.20 A. of the Land Use Ordinance. Applicant proposes business offices on first and second stories. Ordinance requires only professional offices. 3. Gary R. Pearson, 2 Burgess Court

seeking permission to erect/retain a 6 foot high fence in front yard contrary to the requirements of Section 12.07 C of the Land Use Ordinance. Maximum fence height in street sideyard violation of 6 feet. Ordinance permits 4 feet. 4. John and Susan Taylor, 755 Winyah

Avenue seeking permission to erect a second floor addition contrary to the requirements of Section 11.06 E.7. of the Land Use Ordinance. Minimum rear yard for second story addition of 32.4 feet is proposed. Ordinance requires 35 feet. 5. Jasper Furhman, 569 Pierson Street

seeking permission to erect a deck contrary to requirements of Section 13.02 C.2. and 12.04 F of the Land Use Ordinance. Minimum rear yard for deck proposed is 24.44 feet. Ordinance requires 25 feet. Maximum building coverage, with deck proposed is 27.5%. Ordinance allows 22%. 6. Golden Bee Antiques, 141A East

Broad Street (located in rear of building fronting on Town Parking Lot No. 1) is seeking an interpretation of Section 11.25 D.1. of the Land Use Ordinance which prohibits the conduct of a business outside the confines of a (business) building. 7. Terry and Jamie Rosen, 10 Kirkview

Circle seeking permission to erect in ground swimming pool partly in side of property contrary to the requirements of Section 13.02 D.3. of the Land Use Ordinance. Ordinance allows only in rear yard. 8. Sean Flannery and Christine Lau,

440 Kimball Turn seeking permission to remove existing 8.1 foot x 15.25 foot rear addition and construct 10 foot x 34.8 foot first and partial second story addition contrary to the requirements of Section 11.06 E.6. and 12.04 F.1. of the Land Use Ordinance. Minimum interior side yard proposed of 7.8 feet. Ordinance requires 15 feet. Maximum building coverage, not including deck proposed is 20.67%. Ordinance requires 20%. 9. Patrick D. and Jane R. Collins, 520

Kimball Turn seeking permission to erect an addition contrary to the requirements of Section 11.07 E.7. of the Land Use Ordinance. Rear yard setback proposed of ±15 feet. Ordinance requires 35 feet. 10. Ralph and Camille Roscigno, 719

North Avenue West seeking permission to erect a two car garage and erect/retain above ground swimming pool contrary to the requirements of Section 13.02 D.3. of the Land Use Ordinance which requires a minimum side yard setback of 15 feet for a swimming pool — applicant proposes 10 feet; Section 11.12 E.10 of the Land Use Ordinance which allows a maximum building coverage including the pool of 20% — applicant proposes 22.1%; and Section 13.01 G.1.c. of the Land Use Ordinance which requires a garage greater than 500 square feet to have a minimum rear and side yard setback of 10 feet — applicant proposes 5 feet. 11. Dorothy A. Garis, 784 Fairacres

Avenue seeking permission to erect deck contrary to the requirements of Section 13.02 C.1. of the Land Use Ordinance. Deck location proposed in sideyard. Ordinance allows only in rear yard. Documentation of the above is on file in the office of the Town Engineer, 959 North Avenue West, Westfield, New Jersey and may be seen Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Colleen Mayer, Secretary Board of Adjustment 1 T – 10/7/99, The Leader Fee: $100.98

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR NON PAYMENT OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS

Public notice is hereby given that the undersigned, The Collector of Taxes of the Town of Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, will sell at public auction on the 13th day of October, 1999 in the Tax Collector’s office in the Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street, Westfield, New Jersey, at two o’clock in the afternoon, the following described lands: The said lands will be sold to make the amount of Municipal liens chargeable against that same on the 13th day of October, 1999 together with interest and cost of sale, exclusive however, of the lien for taxes for the year 1999. The said lands will be sold in fee to such persons as will purchase the same, subject to redemption at the lowest rate of interest, but in no case in excess of eighteen percent (18) per annum. Payments for the sale shall be made by cash or certified check before conclusion of the sale or the property will be resold. Any parcel of real property for which there shall be no other purchaser will be struck off and sold to the Municipality in fee for redemption at eighteen percent (18%) per annum and the Municipality shall have the right to bar or foreclose the right of redemption. The sale will be made and conducted in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 54, Revised Statutes of New Jersey, 1937, and amendments thereto. At any time before the sale the undersigned will receive payment of the amount due on the property, with interest and costs incurred up to the time of payments, by certified check or cash. Industrial properties may be subject to the Spill Compensation and Control Act (N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11 et seq.), the Water Pollution Control Act (N.J.S.A 58:10A-1 et seq.) and the Industrial Site Recovery Act (N.J.S.A. 13:1K-6 et seq.) In addition, the municipality is precluded from issuing a tax sale certificate to any prospective purchaser who is or may be in any way connected to the prior owner or operator of the site. The said lands so subject to sale, described in accordance with the tax duplicate, including the name of the owner as shown on the last duplicate and the total amount due thereon respectively on the 13th day of October, 1999, exclusive of the lien for the year 1999 are as listed below:

Susan Noon Collector of Taxes Westfield, New Jersey

Location of Amount Due Property Address Owner Block & Lot October 13, 1999

2. 819 Standish Avenue COSTINE, William and Barbara 509/16 $10,443.51 4. 531 Lawrence Avenue WERLEY, Jeffrey and Kimberly 1102/21 $11,543.17 5. 1 Bradson Court 725 East Broad Street Corp. 2211/10.04 $5,324.73 6. 445 Downer Street JOHNSON, Vanessa 2512/2 $965.74 7. 440 West Broad Street CURRY, James Ronald 2512/27 $1,753.25 9. 604 Hort Street DENNING, Robert J. and Marcella A. 2608/15 $2,935.91 10. 608 Hort Street HAUCK, Eileen 2608/16 $2,930.32 12. 306 Scotch Plains Ave. No. YOUNGBLOOD, Ernest, 3rd and Aleatrice 2705/24 $3,483.85 13. 529 Downer Street BARBATO, Luigi and Maria 2708/15 $1,532.24 14. 528 West Broad Street TOWNSEND, Emma Estate of 2708/35 $419.48 15. 128 Scotch Plains Avenue CARROLL, Kenneth P. and Linda 2818/6 $3,411.31 16. 424 First Street ROMEO, John 2901/11 $2,325.99 17. 411 West Broad Street CURRY, James Ronald 2901/29 $4,750.97 18. 205 Elmer Street ALBANESE, Andrea M. and Leonard 3113/23 $6,438.09 21. 614 Stirling Place HARRIAT, Sammy 4001/9 $5,545.27 22. 126 Windsor Avenue JACKSON, Valerie 4001/49 $3,259.99 23. 248 Windsor Avenue HARRIS, Joan 4001/68 $1,872.14 24. 617 Stirling Place HARRIS, Zadine 4002/18 $1,159.77 25. 324 Livingston Street HOLDER, Florence 4004/4 $1,240.13 26. 303 Windsor Avenue JOHNSON, Robert L. Estate of 4004/22 $193.13 27. 301 Windsor Avenue TULINGTON, John P. 4004/23 $759.51 28. 251WindsorAvenue BARR, Estate of Madeline 4004/32 $2,943.66 29. 249 Windsor Avenue NEWKIRK, James E. and Marie C. 4004/33 $3,308.25 30. 1010 Seward Avenue ISBRECHT, Richard W. 4604/2 $6,729.49 31. 115 Grove Street West KEEN, Virginia E. 4801/7 $4,004.38 32. 1309 Frances Terrace ALBANESE, Leonard and Andrea 5008/8 $4,834.18 4 T – 9/16, 9/23, 9/30 & 10/7, The Leader Fee: $618.12

PUBLIC NOTICE

SHERIFF’S SALE

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, CHANCERY DIVISION, UNION COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F-17152-98.

AAMES CAPITAL CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF vs. JAIME T. RAMOS, ET AL, DEFENDANT.

CIVIL ACTION, WRIT OF EXECUTION, DATED MAY 27, 1999 FOR SALE OF MORTGAGED PREMISES.

By virtue of the above-stated writ of execution to me directed I shall expose for sale by public vendue, on the 6th Floor of the Union County Court House (Tower) 2 Broad Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER A.D., 1999 at two o’clock in the afternoon of said day. All successful bidders must have 20% of their bid available in cash or certified check at the conclusion of the sales.

The judgment amount is $132,001.96. The property to be sold is located in the municipality of ELIZABETH in the County of UNION and State of New Jersey.

Commonly known as 252 FULTON STREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

Tax LOT No. 563, BLOCK No. 2. Dimensions of Lot: (Approximately) 25.00 feet wide by 100.00 feet long.

Nearest Cross Street: Situate on the SOUTHWESTERLY side of FULTON STREET 125.00 feet from the SOUTHEASTERLY side of THIRD STREET.

There is due approximately the sum of $135,531.20 together with lawful interest and costs.

There is a full legal description on file in the Union County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff reserves the right to adjourn this sale.

RALPH FROEHLICH SHERIFF EPSTEIN, BROWN, MARKOWITZ & GIOIA, Attorney 245 Green Village Road P.O. Box 901 Chatham Township, New Jersey 079280901 CH-754607 (WL) 4 T 9/16, 9/23, 9/30 & 10/7/99 Fee: $175.44

Miller-Cory House to Feature Special Program on Silhouettes

WESTFIELD — The Miller-Cory House Museum at 614 Mountain Avenue in Westfield will feature a program on silhouettes on Sunday, October 10, from 2 to 5 p.m.

Christine Glazer of Cranford will present this program. She will discuss how silhouettes enjoyed their greatest popularity from the mid-18th to the mid19th centuries, capturing the essence of a personality with minimum detail. These “shadow portraits,” or silhouettes, were affordable to most people.

Open-hearth cooking with seasonal foods using authentic early-American recipes and cooking techniques will also be featured. Kathy Dowling of Clark and Sherry Lange of Cranford will also prepare treats for visitors to taste.

Tours of the farmhouse by costumed docents will be conducted throughout the afternoon, with the last tour beginning at 4 p.m.

The gift shop offers Colonial-style gift items, cookbooks and educational materials. The cookbooks contain traditional Colonial recipes that capture EarlyAmerican cooking.

Training sessions for volunteers are available at times convenient to participants. Volunteers are expected to attend two training sessions, and will have the opportunity to learn new skills. No experience is necessary.

The museum will hold its Annual Fall Festival on Sunday, October 17, from 1 to 4 p.m.

Admission to the museum and its grounds are free for children under six years of age. Admission is $2 for adults

and 50 cents for students. For more information about the museum and its schedule of upcoming events, please call the museum office at (908) 232-1776.

Toastmasters Welcomes New Guests to Meetings

WESTFIELD — Toastmasters of Westfield welcomes guests who want to develop their public speaking and leadership skills to its meeting this evening, Thursday, October 7, from 7:45 to 9:30 p.m. at Sunrise Assisted Living in Westfield.

Toastmasters of Westfield meet the first, second and fourth Thursday of each month.

The mission of a Toastmasters Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills.

The first half of a Toastmaster meeting is devoted to impromptu speaking. A Table Topics Master chooses the evening’s table topic and randomly calls upon members to give a oneto twominute speech about the topic.

The second half of the meeting is for scheduled speeches. A designated evaluator provides each speaker feedback. At the end of the meeting, a vote is taken for the best table topics speaker, best speech and best evaluation.

For more information about Toastmasters of Westfield, please call (908) 654-9757 or visit www.westfieldnj. com/toast.

‘Book of Kells’ Presentation Offered by Woman’s Club

Richard L. Roden

WESTFIELD – “The Book of Kells,” a national treasure of Ireland

at Dublin’s Trinity College that features book illumination, will be the topic of a presentation by Richard L. Roden to the members of the Woman’s Club of Westfield at their meeting on Monday, October 11, beginning at 1 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Westfield. The public is welcome at 1:30 p.m.

The original manuscript of the early Middle Ages has survived

Historic Commission To Continue Hearing On Well House Plans

WESTFIELD — The Westfield Historic Preservation Commission held a public hearing on the proposed historic designation of the Well House at 200 Woodland Avenue in Westfield on September 27.

This hearing will continue at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Westfield Historic Preservation Commission on Monday, October 18, at 8 p.m. in the Administrator’s Conference Room in the Westfield Municipal Building, 425 East Broad Street.

over 1,200 years, containing 680 pages transcribing and illustrating the Gospels of The New Testament.

The University may only display single openings of the illuminated manuscript at a time. Mr. Roden will show the Woman’s Club a number of pages of the Facsimile-Verlag edition of this document as recreated by the Fine Art Facsimile Publishers of Switzerland.

Mr. Roden is a retired English teacher of high school students specializing in Shakespeare.

He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Texas Christian University and a master of arts degree from New York University.

For more information, please call (908) 654-3946.

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